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Phaios subspecies (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios)

Urophasianus subspecies (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus)

COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:

Please note: Persons wishing to cite data in the report should refer to the report (and cite the author(s)), persons wishing to cite the COSEWIC status will refer to the assessment (and cite COSEWIC). A production note will be provided if additional information on the status report history is required.

A first draft of this report from 1997 is on file with COSEWIC Secretariat. The Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios and Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) was formerly designated by COSEWIC as the Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Prairie Population (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) and the British Columbia Population (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios). Throughout the status report the species is referred to as Sage Grouse. Please note that the status recommended in the Section “Evaluation and Recommended Status” of the report may differ from the latest assigned to the species by COSEWIC.